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Banking Crisis: Northern Rock/Overend Gurney

Jonathan Freedland presents the series that looks for the past behind the present. In this week's episode, he investigates the difficulties surrounding Northern Rock and the collapse of Overend Gurney in 1886.

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30 minutes

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Tue 23 Oct 200721:30
BBC Radio 4

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  • Tue 23 Oct 200721:30
    BBC Radio 4

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